A Practical Classroom Teaching Method on An Introduction of Cultures and Societies of English-speaking Countries

An Introduction of Cultures and Societies of English-speaking Countries is a required university course for English majors to provide background knowledge in China.The traditional teaching mode,focusing on presenting cultural background knowledge by purely input information,has some limitations,especially for the class more than 60 students.If we combine the Task-based Teaching method with the Cooperative Learning method to teach this course,we can at fully attract students to actively join the classroom teaching,transferring it from inputting knowledge to fostering the students' competence on self-studying and practices.

支架式教学法下的英语国家社会与文化课程教学例谈

传统的英语国家社会与文化教学教师只强调知识点的灌输,学生只知死记硬背,不求甚解,以考试通过为最终目的。笔者以课堂教学实例研究支架式教学法在此课程中的应用,证明其能有效发挥学生的主动性,提高其学习效率。